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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
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Far-left German opposition slams police over handling of deportations
Germany's opposition The Left party has slammed the authorities over the way the country is conducting deportations, as the number of people forced to leave the country surpassed 6,000 in the first quarter. "I am aware of several deportations in which the police acted brutally and without any empathy," Clara Bünger, the far-left party's spokeswoman on refugee policy, told the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland media group in comments published Friday. "We are talking about families being torn apart in cold blood or sick people being literally kidnapped from hospital and carted off to deportation flights," Bünger said. She said it appeared that authorities were acting according to the idea that "you can do almost anything to people who are required to leave the country." Her comments come after Germany deported 6,151 individuals in the first three months of the year, according to the response to a parliamentary inquiry by Bünger's party from Tuesday. In 2024, some 20,100 people were deported in total. Germany's new conservative-led government, which took office on May 6, has vowed to crack down on irregular migration. While it has since intensified border checks and allowed police to turn away people looking to claim asylum, the first quarter figures are attributable to the previous centre-left administration, which also toughened its stance on migration amid a series of attacks attributed to suspects with migrant roots. Most people deported in the first quarter of 2025 were deported to Turkey, at 502. This was followed by deportations to Georgia (454), France (333), Spain (325) and Serbia (291). A total of 1,715 people were deported under the EU's Dublin rules, which stipulates that in general the EU country the refugee first enters is responsible for processing their application for asylum.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
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Germany pushes ahead with budget preparations while seeking savings, document shows
By Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's new finance minister has begun intensive preparations for the 2025 and 2026 budgets, with savings sought despite the government giving itself fiscal room by creating a new infrastructure fund, a document seen by Reuters on Monday showed. After former chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition collapsed in November, the last government ran out of time to pass the 2025 budget. Germany has instead been operating on a provisional budget since the start of the year. In the planned official budget, however, new finance minister Lars Klingbeil will be looking for savings. "As finance minister, I will push for every ministry to come up with savings," Klingbeil told Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland on Sunday. Germany in March approved plans for a massive spending surge, including a 500 billion euro ($570 billion) fund for infrastructure and exemptions from debt rules for defence spending. Even with this, "leaning back ... is not an option," Klingbeil said. Germany is facing two important challenges according to the document seen by Reuters. The first one is security. "Our security is more threatened today than at any time since the end of the Cold War. The greatest threat comes from Russia," finance ministry state secretary Steffen Meyer said in the document. The second challenge is ongoing economic weakness, with Europe's largest economy failing to grow for two consecutive years and the government forecasting stagnation this year. The document sets the three priorities of the new finance ministry: investments for modernizing Germany, structural reforms to enhance competitiveness and ease the burden on the public and on business, and budget consolidation. "Now is the moment to quickly raise the potential of the German economy and go back to a higher and sustainable growth path," Meyer said. According to the document, the draft budget for 2025 will be approved by cabinet on June 25, the first discussion in parliament will take place in July and the budget committee will finalise the details in September, when it should also be approved by lawmakers. In parallel, the first draft of the 2026 budget should be approved on July 30. It is to be discussed in parliament in September, then approved in the lower house of parliament in November and the upper house in December, following the usual schedule. ($1 = 0.8874 euros)
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Sport
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Coach Nagelsmann: Germany need to be more variable to win titles
Coach Nagelsmann: Germany need to be more variable to win titles Germany national soccer team coach Julian Nagelsmann attends the Sepp Herberger Awards ceremony. The DFB Foundation presents Sepp Herberger Awards for special projects and activities by non-profit soccer organizations. Michael Matthey/dpa Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has said that more variability is the missing link for the team to be considered a serious contender for big international titles again. Nagelsmann told Friday's Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland papers that this aspect takes a little longer to implement at national team level than at a club. Advertisement After many bleak years with back-to-back World Cup group stage exits, former Bayern Munich coach Nagelsmann has led the four-time world champions into the Nations League Final Four tournament in June, where a first trophy since the 2017 Confederations Cup is possible. "Now we're slowly back to the status where other teams see us as favourites and are perhaps thinking more about how they might be able to crack the familiar plan," Nagelsmann said. "We have to become a little more variable overall. But this variability takes a little longer than at the club." Nagelsmann said he could not influence this as much as national team coach than in the daily work at club level. But he said that "essential things" have been introduced, which also prompted him to renew his contract until 2028. Advertisement "If I had the feeling that I was only there to create a good atmosphere in the team, that the players were in a good mood - that wouldn't satisfy me," he said. Nagelsmann now sets his sights on the Nations League Finals June 4-8 which Germany hosts in Stuttgart and Munich. Portugal await in the semis, and France or Euro 2024 champions Spain in a possible final. Nagelsmann has often said that winning the title would be an important stepping stone towards next year's World Cup. He said "I am upbeat that we can play a very good semi-final against Portugal and hopefully also win the final" if all his men continue to play on a regular basis and in responsible positions at their clubs. Advertisement Nagelsmann added he was especially looking forward to facing Portugal great Cristiano Ronaldo, saying "you can only raise your hat" to his fitness and power at age 40. 'I think he's an impressive player with an impressive career. I'm looking forward to it and hope that he doesn't rediscover his free-kick qualities against us," Nagelsmann said.'
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Politics
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Finnish foreign minister: Peace deal with Russia remains far off
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said on Friday that she sees no chance of a quick end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, despite US efforts to bring peace to Ukraine. "I have little confidence that [Russian President Vladimir] Putin would stick to a US peace plan," she told Germany's Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) media group in comments published in German. "After everything the Russians have done in the last 15 years, the way they are still attacking Ukraine today and waging a perfidious hybrid war against Europe, peace with Russia is a long way off," the Finnish minister said. Valtonen continued, "As long as Moscow continues to focus on the war economy and pursue political goals that go far beyond Ukraine, we cannot limit negotiations to Ukraine and cannot trust the Russians." Russia in its current form is a threat, not only to Ukraine and the whole of Europe, but to the entire trans-Atlantic alliance, she said. "Every peace plan is currently failing because of Russian President Vladimir Putin. With his words and actions, he makes it clear every day that he does not want peace," she told RND. The Finnish foreign minister called for European allies to have a seat at the table during negotiations. "On this important issue, it is even more urgent than ever to speak plainly with our partners in the US. [US President Donald] Trump and his team must understand that the negotiations with Russia are not just about Ukraine, but about the security architecture of Europe as a whole," she said.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Business
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Germany's Scholz Slams Trump's Plan on Ukrainian Minerals
(Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized President Donald Trump's suggestion of linking continued US military aid for Ukraine to guaranteed access to its raw materials, including rare earths. Nice Airport, If You Can Get to It: No Subway, No Highway, No Bridge Sin puente y sin metro: el nuevo aeropuerto de Lima es una debacle Citadel to Leave Namesake Chicago Tower as Employees Relocate NYC Sees Pedestrian Traffic Increase in Congestion-Pricing Zone How London's Taxi Drivers Navigate the City Without GPS In an interview with Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) published on Saturday, Scholz said that with Ukraine under attack by Russia, Germany is standing by the nation without expectations of being paid back later. 'That should be everyone's attitude,' he added. How to support Ukraine in its defense against Russia is likely to be one of the key topics at the upcoming Munich Security Conference starting Feb. 14, little more a week before the war hits the three-year mark. While the European NATO countries hope for continued military support from the US, Trump's administration is expected to present a long-awaited plan to end the war, according to people familiar with the matter. Scholz faces a likely stinging defeat in Germany's snap elections on Feb. 23. His Social Democrats held at 15% in the latest opinion poll, while Germany's conservative opposition under Friedrich Merz currently claims 30% of likely votes. Business Schools Confront Trump Immigration Policies Believing in Aliens Derailed This Internet Pioneer's Career. Now He's Facing Prison Orange Juice Makers Are Desperate for a Comeback The Reason Why This Super Bowl Has So Many Conspiracy Theories Inside Elon Musk's Attack on the US Government ©2025 Bloomberg L.P.
